Friendship Center Receives Aetna Foundation Gift

THE WOODLANDS, Texas -- October 23, 2009 -- In recognition of the tremendous need for transportation for seniors needing medical treatment, the Aetna Foundation recently awarded The Friendship Center with a donation of $10,000 to be used to assist those Montgomery County clients over age 60 who lack transportation resources.

The award was given at The Friendship Center’s Annual Meeting on Tuesday, October 20. Pictured in the photo from left to right: On hand to present the gift were Jennifer Bates, broker sales representative for Aetna; John Holmes, general agent ICB America; Nancy Harrington, president and executive director of The Friendship Center; Sabin Lopez, field sales representative; Rosa Peraza, field sales representative for Aetna, and Andrei Lorilla, sales manager.

The Friendship Center is a United Way agency funded in part by the Community Development Block Grant Program of Montgomery County. For more information on services offered by The Friendship Center, call 936 756-5828 or visit their Web site at the link below.